*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LY8935000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ghatti gum
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9000-28-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199707
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Anogeissus gum
   * Dhavda gum
   * Dhow gum
   * Gum ghatti
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 17 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers.  (P.O. Box 107, Rt.
   17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,-,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >16 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers.  (P.O. Box 107, Rt.
   17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,-,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers.  (P.O. Box 107, Rt.
   17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,-,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : >16 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FDRLI* Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Papers.  (P.O. Box 107, Rt.
   17C, Waverly, NY 14892-0107)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,-,1976

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M3187
       No. of Facilities: 273 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 802 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M3187
       No. of Facilities: 2147 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 31
       No. of Occupations: 24
       No. of Employees: 26718 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1758 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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